The term Trumpism is not yet well-defined to be an entry in dictionaries, and he still has his remaining three years of office to complete his puzzle. Examining his nine-month period and generalizing the result over his four-year term, however, one can see that Trumpism will be a real challenge in the horizon of the US’ interior policy.

Given the current developments, Trumpism can be pigeonholed in six categories:

1. Prisoner of abrupt thoughts: Almost none of US statesmen, or even people close to him, are sure what his next move is. And that is due to Trump’s caprice and unstable character that victimizes his actions. As a Republican candidate for US presidency, he talked about ordering US troops out of Afghanistan, but he as the president increased US forces in Afghanistan.

2. Mental imbalance: Mainstream media that reflect the elites’ ideas in the US are asking the question whether Trump has the mental balance to run the country. It is hard to believe that he is not intelligent in inasmuch as he has climbed up the economic ladder to be a multi-billionaire. Therefore, Senator Bob Corkers description of Trump calling him ‘a moron’ refers to Trump’s behavior disequilibrium.

3. Strengthened role of military: Employing incumbent and retired military brass in the White House has unprecedentedly increased. However, even high-ranking military officials, who are trained to examine on-the-ground facts before taking an action, are worried about Trump’s mis-calculated actions. In the on-going situation that even US generals shun all-out conflicts with unpredictable results, such as an encounter with North Korea, US National Security Advisor General McMaster seems to be having a difficult time to rein-in Mr. Trump as his boss.

4. Limiting Department of State: Limiting the role of Department of State, ignoring experts, neglecting international pacts, and taking up tactical approach toward foreign affairs have forced experienced experts leave the US diplomatic apparatus. For instance, a decrease in US nonmilitary aids budget to US African allies and an increase in military equipment manifests domination of tough approach to foment tensions in crisis points.

Unconfirmed reports of disagreements between Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson indicate that DoS is on the decline.

5. Element of surprise: As a businessman, Trump has used the element of surprise that is very common in the field. His usual trait is to be unpredictable, so that he can stay in the center of attention. Therefore he sometimes contradicts his own prior actions and words only to stay in the spotlight.

6. Financial supporters instead of policy: Trump has vividly shown that he has no ears to listen to advisers and think tanks, let alone any criticism. In his mental world, whatever his financial supporters desire is trust worthy. The rulers of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are respectful to him only because they provide money for US military industry, even if they ignite inhumane wars, like in Yemen and Syria.

In the pattern of global powers’ decline, the point that should be considered is the fact that it doesn’t mean a sudden fall, rather a gradual process. Using structure-agency approach to interpret the US internal developments, one can predict that the US president who, as an effective agent, is influenced by the six factors above is speeding up the declining of the US.

But it should be kept in mind that unpredictable and contrary-to-the current actions are pillars of Trumpism. Independent countries, such as Iran, that hold views contrary to that of the US should be careful of such tendencies.

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